[pritchke]

Originally posted by Bozos of Bones: Intelligence is the ability to adapt to new situations. An IQ test(the European, Polish actually) has no linguistic problems, no history questions and no factual knowledge. The official MENSA test has over 200 questions, and they're devised to be almost impossible to memorize, meaning you can not study for an IQ rest. The American test is a different thing. Rubbish in my oppinion. Too many knowledge questions, not enough reasoning. Intelligence has no effect on one's aptitude for mathematics, chemistry, music, social skills or history. quote: Originally posted by Cerek: Is IQ an accurate indicator of intelligence and future success, or does someone with "Street Smarts" (and a healthy dose of common sense) actually know more about what works in the real world than somebody with a 4-6 year college degree?

You are saying that "Street Smarts" an common sense are not intelligence, and that getting college degrees is. It's not. Usually, people who are "street smart" are quite intelligent. Sometimes people who have several degrees and science doctorates have an IQ of under 110. You can't say one is intelligence and the other is not. I don't think culture has anything to do with intelligence. What Gardner's theory sees as intelligence, I see as simple interest into a subject. [/QUOTE]That is what I call Wisdom and usually improves with age. Intelligence to me is book smarts. There is nothing wrong with having knowledge of the world around you, know and learn as much as you can, but its good to have the common sense to use it as well.

[ 03-18-2005, 02:45 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]